Outstanding Achievement Award Public Vote

Jagjeet Singh Hans (17)

Nominated by – Anita Blackburn, Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

17 year old Jagjeet Singh Hans plans a career as a brain surgeon after completing A level studies in biology, chemistry and further maths at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington.

Jagjeet has overcome many obstacles on his route to success, being the first of his family born in England and learning to become fluent in English and Punjabi.

Jagjeet has surpassed his goals and taken on extra learning at sixth form college in the form of an Open University course in molecules, medicine and drugs, which many his age could not contemplate.

As a constant high achiever, Jagjeet was put forward for the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Olympiad, where he was the first student in his college’s history to get to the second round and become one of the top 10 young chemists in the country. He will be the first of his family to enter higher education when he takes up a place at university later this year.

Armed with practical skills acquired from work experience at his local GP surgery and St Teresa’s Hospice in Darlington, he is confident he can make an easy transition from A-Level to degree and beyond.

He said: “I always strive to surpass any goals I set for myself and I can’t wait to start university later this year. My aim is to become a surgeon and I am intrigued by the field of neurology so I plan to dedicate myself to my studies over the next five to six years.”

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